Emergency-horseshoe.



A. SCHWARZ.

EMERGENCY HOESESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1913.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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EMERGENCY-HORSESHOE.

Application filed June 17, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, ALFRED SCI-IWARZ, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at New York, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovementsin Emergency-Horseshoes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in emergency horseshoes, and has for one of its objects to provide a shoe that can be at tached to and removed from the foot of a horse having a permanently attached shoe by persons unskilled in the trade of making, adapting and securing shoes to the hoofs of animals.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a shoe that can be secured to the hoofs of a horse without the application of the conventional forms of fastening means, such, for example, as nails hat are driven through the shoes into the hoofs.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a shoe with calks that can be replaced very easily as they become worn from use, thus effecting a saving in that it is unnecessary to discard the entire shoe.

Referring now to the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification: Figure 1 is a top plan view of my de vice. Fig. 2 is a crosssectional view, taken on the line oa of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view, taken on the line Z)b of Fig. 1.

In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of my invention the same characters indicate like parts throughout.

in Fig. 1 of the drawings, 1 represents body members which conform, in outline, more or less to the outline of the bottom of a horses hoof at the sides thereof and which are adapted to support clamps 2 and callrs 3, which are pivotally connected thereto ant located preferably adjacent to the ends thereof.

At about the central portions of the body members yokes 4 are connected thereto and extend laterally and inwardly therefrom. These yokes 4c have screw-threaded lugs 5 Patented ll/far. f6, 1915.

Serial No. 774,105.

extending therefrom adapted to receive oppositely turned screw threads in the longitudinal bore of a turn buckle 6, which is employed to adjust the body members. The turnbuckle 6 is of the ordinary type and in order to facilitate its manipulation 1 provide, at about its center, a raised nut-shaped portion 7 which is adapted to be grasped in the awe of a wrench of any construction so that the shoe may be firmly secured upon or removed from the hoof of a horse.

The body members are adapted to against the bottom of the shoe at the sides of the hoof. Adjacent to the ends of the body members where the clamps are secured thereto, the body members are preferably extended outwardly, the ends of the extensions being provided with shoulders 8 which serve to limit the movement of the clamps in either direction. Between these shoulders the extended portions of the body members are preferably arcshaped,as shown at 14. This permits the free moxement of the clamps between the shoulders and gives a greater surface of the body members to rest upon the clamps.

The yokes 4: fit against the undersides of the body members and are secured thereto as by rivets 9. From the portions of the yokes fitting against the under-sides of the body members, upwardly extending portions 10 fit against the inner sides of the body members. lhese portions are made to conform to the shape of the adjacent sides of the body members, and when the rivets are applied a rigid connection between the yokes and body members s obtained.

The clamps are attached to the underside of the body members by rivets 11 upon the clamps which extend through the body members and are crimped at the ends so to secure them in pivotal relation. The clamp has a flat portion 12 upon which the body member rests, which extends outwardly to the outer edge of the body member, and a portion 13 extending upwardly and slightly inwardly from the part 12, which is adapted to fit against the side of the permanent shoe and to be securely locked in such position to hold the device upon the 7 ing portion of the clamp may, if desired, be

extended so as to grip the hoof of the animal 7 above the permanent shoe.

The clamps, by virtue Oi their pivotal.

connection to the body member, are rela-v tively movable which facilitates the adaptation of the device to different hoofs. When the shoe is placed upon the foot of the animal, the pressure exerted by the turning'of the turnbuckle will cause the clamps to turn upon their pivots and assume proper positions and effect an even pressure by the clamps upon the permanent shoe. The calks 3 may be made integrally with the clamp members or they may be separately made and welded or otherwise secured to the clamp members. As will be apparent, the upper surfaces of the body members are flat and therefore they will fit evenly upon the permanent shoe and thus give ample bearing surface for the hoof, in no wise retarding the freetravel of the animal. Y

In applying the shoe it is necessary only to turn the turnbuckle in the direction to further separate the parts, place it upon the bottom of the hoof and then turn the turnbuckle in' the opposite direction until the clamps are brought tightly against the permanent shoe. Because of the swivel connection of the clamps, they will adjust themselves so as to insure an'even contact of the same with the permanent shoe. The memberscomprising the shoe are so constructed that the body members preferably come closer together at the front, which is the narrowest portion of the hoof. This construction will serve as a guide tothe user in applying the shoe, and anyone can at a glance determine the proper way to apply the shoe in securing it in place. v

The shoe herein described is to be used preferably in case of wet and slippery weather and may be carried about on the vans and other vehicles .for application at thevproper time. It is to be understood, however, that I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown as many 7 variations maybe resorted to in point of detail without necessarily departing from the true spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is 1- 1. In an emergency horse shoe, comprising a plurality of separable members adapted to be placed over a permanent shoe at the sides of the hoof of an animal and substantially conforming in contour to the sides of the permanent shoe, in combination with a plurality of clampsswiveled at fixed distances from each other toeach of said members, and means connecting one member intermediate the clamps thereon with from the latter in placing the shoe ona-nd removing the same from the hoof of the animal. r

2. An emergency horse shoe comprising two members adapted to be placed over a permanent shoe at the sides of and substantially conforming in contour to the sides of the permanent shoe, each of said; members having a plurality of swiveled clamps thereon, in combination with means connect ing said members rigidly at a point on each member intermediate the clamps thereon for moving the same laterally and relativelyto each other. i

3. An emergency device, comprising, in combination, separable body members substantially conforming in contour to thesides of the hoof of the animal and' 'adapted to be located immediately under the V permanent shoe, clamps on each of said members at fixed distances from each other, swiveled to said members, and adapted-to engage with and secure said members to the permanent shoe, said clamps provided with calks adj acent said swivels which project downwardly from the lower surface thereof, and means connecting one member intermediate the Y clamps thereon with the other member intermediate its clamps for adjusting said mem- 1 bers laterally toward and from each; other in placing the device on and removing the same from the hoof of an animal.

4. In a horse shoe, comprising, in combination, separable body members adapted to 1 be placed over the permanent shoe at opposite sides and substantially conforming in contourto the hoof of an animal at the sides thereof, clamps swiveled at fixed distances from each other to each of said body members, calks secured to the under side of the clamps, means rigidly connected to each of the body members and provided with screwthreaded extensions, and a turnbuckle hav ing longitudinal screw-threaded bores inf manent shoe to hold the device in place,

calks made integrally with and extending downwardly from the said clamp members, shoulders on the body members to limit the movement of the clamps, yoke members rigidly connected with and extending laterally and inwardly from the bodymembers,

screw-threaded extensions on the said yokes,

and a turnbuckle having the ends of its In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature longitudinal bore oppositely screw threaded in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses. to engage With the screw threads upon the said lugs, to adjust the parts toward and ALFRED SCHVVARZ. away from each other in adapting the same Witnesses:

to and removing the same from the hoof of WM. BOHLEBER,

an animal. THOMAS J. BYRNE.

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